Nebraska HOA Limits: No Solar, Flag, or Sign Protection Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-914)

Many states void HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, flags, or yard signs; Nebraska has not. Section 66-914 addresses only government regulation: 'When the application of any zoning or subdivision regulation or ordinance would prevent or unduly restrict the use of solar energy systems or wind energy conversion systems, the governing body of the county or municipality... is authorized to grant a variance or exception.' By its terms it binds counties and municipalities, not homeowners associations, so a recorded covenant banning solar panels remains enforceable. LB1119, introduced in 2024 to bar HOAs from prohibiting solar installations and political signs, did not become law. Nebraska likewise has no statute protecting the U.S. or state flag, political signs, or clotheslines from HOA bans. Because the non-condo HOA framework is purely the declaration plus the Nonprofit Corporation Act, the recorded restrictions generally control unless they violate a separate Nebraska law (such as fair-housing protections).

There is no statutory remedy for an HOA solar, flag, or sign ban in Nebraska — the recorded covenant controls. An owner's recourse is to challenge the restriction under general common law (e.g., reasonableness) or to seek a vote to amend the declaration, not to invoke a protective statute.